/*
 * Copyright (C) 2011 by Fabien Barbero
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
 */
package com.flickr.desktop.core.config;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 *
 * @author Fabien Barbero
 */
public interface FlickrConfiguration {
    
    /**
     * Load of the configuration.
     * @throws IOException Error loading the configuration.
     */
    void load() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Store the configutation.
     * @throws IOException Error storing the configuration.
     */
    void store() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Get the executable of the external browser to use.
     * This value can be null ; in this case the default browser will be used.
     * @return The executable.
     */
    File getExternalBrowserExecutable();
    
    /**
     * Change the executable of the external browser to use.
     * @param externalExecutable The executable.
     */
    void setExternalBrowserExecutable(File externalExecutable);
    
    /**
     * Get the look and feel class.
     * @return The look and feel.
     */
    String getLookAndFeel();
    
}
